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Jan

Penetration of mobile services in Russia is over 12%

Total number of Russian cellular subscribers is 18.001 mln as of year-end 2002.

Top 10 Russian Cellular Operators

#CompanySubs
1MTS*6,690,000
2Vimpelcom**5,155,000
3Megafon2,939,608
4SMARTS Group545,000
5Uralsvyazinform445,087
6Taif-Telcom267,061
7Stavtelesot193,265
8N.Novgorod Cellular171,500
9Tatincom117,333
10Tomsk Cellular101,050
as of December 31, 2002
* Including Belarus subscribers (42,500)
** Including Kaliningrad-based Extel GSM (110,000)

Russian Сellular Market Breakdown, December 2002

You may find out more about 2002 results by downloading AC&M Russian Cellular Market Update, December 2002.

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03
Dec

MTS Has Over 6 mln Users

MTS, the largest provider of cellular services in Russia, celebrated 6 mln of subscribers in late November. The company's subscriber base increased by 305 thousand last month. Vimpelcom added 265 thousand while MegaFon attracted almost 170 thousand. Total number of mobile users in Russia reached 16.33 mln as of November 30, 2002.

Top 10 Russian Cellular Operators

#CompanySubs
1MTS6,060,000
2Vimpelcom*4,585,000
3Megafon2,679,995
4SMARTS Group501,665
5Uralsvyazinform**375,000
6Taif-Telcom238,257
7Stavtelesot171,466
8N.Novgorod Cellular145,000
9Tatincom112,436
10Extel103,397
as of November 30, 2002
* including Beeline Samara (114,800)
** consolidated Uralsvyazinform, South-Urals Cellular Phone, Ermak RMS, Uralwestcom

 

Russian Сellular Market Breakdown, November 2002

Moscow market

November was a successful month for MegaFon - it earned 20% of net additions in the region, for the first time since launching its services in Russian capital a year ago. The growth was mainly achieved thanks to aggressive marketing campaign and properly positioned new line of tariffs.

Vimpelcom keeps a leading position with 3,450 thsd users. It added 130,000 to its subscriber base in November. MTS attracted 85,000 reaching 2,775,000 while MegaFon now have over 195,000 subscribers in Moscow (56,400 growth).

Net Additions in Moscow, November 2002

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03
Dec

Russian Internet Data, November 2002

According to data provided to AC&M by Yandex, number of unique hosts in .RU domain exceeded 504 thousand as of December 1, 2002. The chart below represents dynamics of the growth.

Hosts in .ru domain

Source: Yandex
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05
Nov

Total Number of Cellular Subscribers is Over 15 mln

AC&M reports that total number of cellular subscribers in Russia reached 15.41 mln as of October 31, 2002.

Top 10 Russian Cellular Operators

#CompanySubs
1MTS5,750,000
2Vimpelcom*4,283,300
3Megafon2,510,231
4SMARTS Group465,000
5Uralsvyazinform**335,049
6Taif-Telcom219,630
7Stavtelesot160,084
8N.Novgorod Cellular134,015
9Tatincom110,048
10Extel98,399
as of October 31, 2002
* including Beeline Samara (102,500)
** consolidated Uralsvyazinform, South-Urals Cellular Phone, Ermak RMS, Uralwestcom

Russian Сellular Market Breakdown, October 2002

Moscow market

Vimpelcom is a leader in Moscow with 3.580 mln subscribers in its network while MTS has 2.773 mln users. Megafon keeps the pace of its Moscow network development - the company has 195,092 subscribers, which means 33,000 of new subscribers and 11% of Moscow net additions in October.

Net Additions in Moscow, October 2002

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15
Oct

Russian Cellular Market Update, September 2002

Get up-to-date information on Russian cellular market by downloading a PDF version of AC&M's Russian Cellular Market Update, September 2002.
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03
Oct

10% of Russians Currently Use Cellular Phones

AC&M reports that total number of cellular subscribers in Russia reached 14.5 mln as of September 30, 2002.

MTS remains the largest cellular network with 5.45 mln subscribers including 2.69 mln users in Moscow. Although MTS leads the race in regions, Vimpelcom manages to retain its first place on Moscow market with 3.3 mln users.

Megafon's Moscow numbers also improved - the company earned 11% of net additions in September reaching 162,000 subsribers, which is 35,000 growth compared to August data.

Top 10 Russian Cellular Operators

#CompanySubs
1MTS5,450,000
2Vimpelcom*4,000,500
3Megafon2,286,291
4SMARTS Group433,800
5Uralsvyazinform**280,000
6Taif-Telcom201,437
7Stavtelesot148,748
8N.Novgorod Cellular126,000
9Tatincom108,000
10Extel94,686
as of September 30, 2002
* including Beeline Samara (102,500)
** consolidated Perm, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan and Tyumen regions

Russian Cellular Subscribers by Macro-regions, thsnd

CompanyCenter*North SouthVolgaUralsSiberiaFar East
MTS3,010520570180145 27050
Vimpelcom3,2100101040 900
Megafon1151,24527524510 00
Others350275265775430 245225
Total6,6852,0401,1201,210625 605275
Penetration 16%13%7%5%3% 3%2%
as of July 31, 2002
* including Moscow